Baldwin County Health Department lifts swimming advisory for Fairhope

View full sizeFILE - The Baldwin County Health Department has removed a public swimming advisory for the waters of Mobile Bay at the Fairhope Public Beach. (file photo)

FAIRHOPE, Alabama --- The Baldwin County Health Department has removed a public swimming advisory for the waters of Mobile Bay at the Fairhope Public Beach.

According to a news release issued Tuesday, water samples collected from the location on Monday, swimming water quality is good, with enterococci levels below the EPA threshold of 104 colonies per milliliters.

Samples were analyzed for enterococci bacteria. High counts indicate the possibility that other disease-causing germs could be present in the water. These indicator bacteria are inhabitants of the intestines of humans and other warm-blooded animals.